A Pennsylvania
judge put on hold a controversial law that would have required voters to
present a photo id to vote saying that there hadn't been enough time for many
of those who need an id to get one.

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Supporters of the law say it is needed to prevent voter
fraud. Critics of the law claim that it is all about suppressing the vote of
the minority, poor, and elderly who generally vote Democrat.

If you have any doubt that these laws are more about politics
than election integrity just watch this video of Republican Pennsylvania lawmaker Mike Turzai
stating that the law ""is gonna allow Governor Romney to win the state of
Pennsylvania""

When asked about allegations of the law being politically
motivated, backers consistently claim that such laws are very much needed to
prevent voter fraud. In reality, actual voter fraud cases are extremely rare
numbering in the single digits even in large states like Texas and even during presidential election
years when voter turnout is greatest.

The state of Pennsylvania
has even stated that there has never been a case of "in-person" voter fraud in
their state. When voter fraud does occur it generally involves absentee voting.
Laws requiring photo id do not address concerns over absentee voting, only
in-person voting. Statistics show that over 700,000 Pennsylvania voters do not have a driver's
license and therefore, probably don't have a photo id.

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Still, opponents of the Pennsylvania law say that the damage is
done. Voters have been told that they will need a photo id and this will keep
some of them away on election day even though it is no longer true.

A graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo with an MBA in 1980, John went into the banking business from 1981-1991. John went into the gymnastics business with his wife, with whom he has two children, in 1992 and grew
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